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Abnormal Blood test worried about recurrence, help interpreting
Had my annual physical with primary care doc which included cbc differential and comprehensive metabolic panel. Im so scared that these number could mean the cancer is back or spread somewhere else and i dont know how to interpret these numbers. Looking for some help while i wait for Dr tp call and go over. I'll just post…
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Repeat Mammo and US in other breast
Has anyone ever been diagnosed with BC in their other breast? I got caught off guard when the hospital called me back saying they need more pictures from my mammo last week. My non breast cancer is always easier to do although I did have a biopsy for calcifications in it about 5 years ago. Just feeling a bit off especially…
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Wondering when to get worried about headaches and nausea
I've started having mild headaches recently. I've had headaches off an on before, so it is not completely abnormal, but they usually only lasted for a couple of days and were likely related to my menstrual cycle which is a non-issue now. The headaches are pretty mild. I also am having mild nausea - which may be due to…
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Liver enzymes - help!
My liver enzymes have always been a little above normal which the docs attribute to statins. But for the last two times (July and just recently) they have crept a little higher than they’ve ever been. One of them is ALP which can get higher because of bone metastasis. Has anyone had this happen to them and if so, how high…
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Are skin Mets itchy, bumpy and flare with Zolodex?
Hi - I have a bunch of tiny itchy bumps in my upper right thigh - near the hip. They are itchy, seem to just have appearedand seem to have gotten itchier after my Zolodex shot. Anyone have had this before? Trying to not freak and think it is skin Mets ….
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Chest wall metastasis?
About a week ago I started having tenderness in one area of my right breast. The tenderness is deep so I have to push on it to feel it. At first I attributed it to upper body light weights but it’s not getting better. I have extensive scar tissue from surgery but that’s not what is tender. I also notice when I bend forward…
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Bone biopsy
Hi there, I hope everyone is doing fine. I have this upcoming bone biopsy and I would like to hear some insights from anyone who had been in the same situation. I have this bone pain that involves 20 cm of my fibula (lower bone) since April 2022. MRI shows inflammation/edema in and outside the bone. Pain is getting worst.…
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Waiting on skull biopsy results
I was diagnosed with IDC (er+/pr+/her2+) and ILC 13 years ago next month. About 6 months ago I began having daily headaches which became increasingly unbearable. My primary care doctor referred me to neurology and my oncologist recommended I see neurosurgeon- they subsequently did a brain and head MRI and found a 1CM T2…
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"Fat Necrosis" six months ago, but its grown?
Hey everyone, <3 I'm TN IDC Stage 2 diagnosed back in 8/2017 at the age of 28, Chemo, Lumpectomy, Radiation. Can ya'll talk to me about your experience of Fat necrosis? I want it all. Good bad ugly, info, experience etc. I am 4 years out from finishing treatment and i just now 6 months ago was told a lump i found in my…
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Enlarged lymph node above clavicle
I don't normally worry but I know my body. I have an enlarged lymph node above my clavicle. Not huge but noticeable. It's not painful, moves a little bit and has been there for over a month. I just had a check up in June and it wasn't there. They did a CT and have a tiny spot in my lung that is new also and are doing a…
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Bone metastasis or osteoporosis. Very anxious.
Hi everyone. I was diagnosed with Stage 1a, Grade 3 IDC in August 2020. 3 tumors all about 1 cm each. 1 of 4 nodes had a micromet. Onco of 34. Had a double mastectomy 4 rounds off DD AC and 4 of DD Taxol. Then right on to arimidex which I still take despite aches and pains. I fell at the beach in August and then lifted a…
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Rib Pain
Hi, approx a year ago, I started with a pain in my ribs on my left side (cancer was on my right). I waited it out to see if it would go away and it didn’t. In the fall, I got an X-ray and ct scan (w & w/o contrast) of the area. Ribs looked fine, but there was a cyst on spleen that the report suggests may be source of pain.…
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Controlling fear
Hi. I had shoulder pain and thought it was rotator cuff or shoulder impingement. The X-ray came back with a lucent lesion on my bone. I have an mri tomorrow and I’m stressed. Just so scared, sick to my stomach. I know worrying won’t help and I tell myself that but it doesn’t help. Any advice out there for me?
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Elevated ferritin?
hi all! I had my annual check up with my PCP in July. Everything was ok, only thing he showed concern about was my ferritin level. The normal range goes up to 150 and mine was 350. So not off the charts high but he definitely wants me to follow up when I see my MO at the end of this month. He mentioned some things that can…
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Signatera blood test for detecting molecular residual disease
I’ve just finished my chemo (year), surgery and radiation and even though I had a PCR after the neoadjuvant TCHP, I’m super anxious about this recurring given that my tumor was HER2+/Hormone negative with a Ki67 of 90%. (Anything over 20% is classified as “high” so knowing mine is 90% seems like extremely bad news. My MO…
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Re: How to know Mets or when to do more exams?
Hi everyone, I am writing this post on behalf of my mom. She is recently diagnosed with invasive breast cancer on February 11, lump size 1.3cmx1cmx1.3cm. Grade 2, ER+/HER2-. She is 58 years old and choosing bilateral mastectomy without reconstruction. The surgery is scheduled on March 11, 2022. We have met with our nurse…
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Taken By Surprise...
Hello....I have not posted here for a very long time but now find myself needing support so thank you in advance for your responses. I am a nine year BC survivor and had a double mastectomy with implants in 2013. I did 8 rounds of chemo and did Femara for five years...I was Estrogen positive with Lobular carcinoma stage 2B…
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Scary Symptoms -- Brain Mets?
For the past two weeks, I've had a numb/tingly feeling on the right side of my face. I have some very moderate pain in the back right of my skull that comes and goes, along with this tingly/prickly/numb feeling radiating from beneath my right eye all the way to my right ear -- It is a crazy weird sensation that also comes…
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Hair suddenly falling out, scalp skin lesions
I have not been able to access health care since a bilateral mastectomy in August 2020. I have taken jobs that did not have days off, trying to keep paying for rent and food, about to return to school for a third master's degree since I've only been able to find a little over minimum wage jobs here in California for the…
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Lung Nodule
At has been 5 years since my diagnosis and treatment. I recently had a CT due to some smelling in my armpit and they found a 3mm lung nodule in my right lower lobe. This is a new finding that wasn't there 8 months ago. My Dr said it is to small to biopsy and could be inflammation. I have a repeat CT in 3 months to see if…
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Am I just being paranoid? Dental X-ray concern.
I had routine panoramic films done at the dentist recently. He was going over them with me and points to an area on my lower jaw and says it is “ just a bone abnormality .” Of course i internally panic. I called and got a copy of the X-ray and thought I would show it to my RO as I have one last appointment with him in…
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Incidental finding in lung
Hi all, thanks in advance for your comments. I just had a heart calcium score done and the CT scan found “atelectasis/consolidation” in my lower right lung. The scan notes did say that “no determinant mass or suspicious nodes are seen.” However, I cannot figure out why this has happened to my lower lung. I do have seasonal…
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(pCr) after neoadjuvant chemo, still worried about recurrence.
Diagnosed with Her2+, ER/PR Negative, Ki-67 90%, Stage 2B IDC, 2 positive nodes worried that even with pCr some people still have recurrence. Are any others in this same situation? I understand that the high Ki-67 is a double edge sword… it should respond well to Herceptin and Perjeta (which it did) but if there are any…
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Is the MRI needed now or not?
After working out on the treadmill (had not exercised in years) every day for over a month. No stretches or slow start or slow down. Hit it hard and heavy every single day for 1 - 1.7 miles. No discomfort. After 3 weeks I mentioned during my routine video visit with my family doc that (only) my gluteal muscles felt tight…
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What does “bone pain” feel like when cancer has spread there?
I know variations of this question have been asked. I'm looking for some specifics. I have had pain in the lower left side of my back for five weeks now. Sometimes when it's bad, I feel it in my whole hip area. My doctor is aware and we're keeping an eye on it. It's getting worse, but I want to know what the “bone pain"…
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Lower abdomen pain right side
Hi friends I have been having pain in my lower abdomen near the pelvis. Got the X-ray done and it was normal. Doctor is not concerned but says we will do an ultrasound. Has anyone had a similar pain in lower abdomen ? Thank
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MRI can’t rule out pelvic metastasis
I started Tamoxifen in late January and was given a list of symptoms to call the gynecologist about if they showed up because I'm premenopausal. Well, three weeks ago, I had about four days of abnormal spotting and I called. Ultrasound of the pelvis ordered and completed within a week. Results were a possible hemorrhagic…
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Dreading Upcoming Appointment
I was diagnosed three years ago and treatment was quick and aggressive. I've always had a mix of uninterest in and fear of all things medical, but I have done what a “responsible person" is supposed to do. Around the same time as my breast cancer diagnosis, I was having extremely heavy periods and was found to have large…
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Should I be concerned?
* hope all is well. Your MRI of the thoracic spine report is as follows:1. Nonspecific enhancing 7 mm focus in the T8 vertebral body.2. Minimal degenerative changes without significant spinalcanal stenosis or foraminal narrowing.3. No evidence for compression fracture.RECOMMENDATION: Follow up MRI of the thoracic spine,…
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Lots of symptoms and worried
please tell me if I'm over reacting, or under reacting. I tend to under react and don't go the the dr until things are at a breaking point, and really bad. Short back story...family history of BC, dense breast, 3 benign masses in rt. Breast 3 yrs ago. Was suppose to follow up at 6 months to watch things, and never did…